I officially survived my entire first week here at Iowa! I've got to say, I think I am falling in love.
All of my classes seem very interesting which is great, but the best part is not how interested I am in them but how interested my peers and professors seem to be about them. I have always believed that the most effective teachers are ones that are teaching because the subject actually excites and intrigues them, not because it is solely their job. My first class at Iowa was a Human Origins lecture and the professor announced that he is only a sub for the week because our real professor is uncovering fossils in Southeast Asia...what?! I thought that was only what professors in movies did!
I'm taking a modern dance class and it is amazing because I like to pretend I go to a fine arts school where an actual graded class involves stretching, across the floor, and short combos. Is a dance minor ahead in my future? Possibly because the dance school here is just lovely and the girls are wonderful and we have an actual musician. That's right, everyone! Instead of the teacher hitting play on a stereo, an actual guy picks up on the desired rhythm and plays drums for us-it is impossibly cool.
My first day of my journalism class, we watched the Anaconda music video, first thing in the morning at 9:30 am. We're covering all types of media and how we as a public are consuming this media, which will be so interesting. Yesterday was my first discussing for that class and my TA put a photo on the board and asked us to guess where it was, seeing as it was her hometown. I threw my hand in the air like the snobby know-it-all kid and practically yelled "Columbia, Missouri!" She had gone to Mizzou and was from CoMO, had a nose ring, hair just like mine, and studied the PR side of journalism. I think her and I will get along just swimmingly.
My two other classes are Interpretation of Literature and Screening Latin America which I am already just eating up because film and books are two of my favorite things in the world, of course.
So I am loving my classes here clearly, but the thing I am really loving is all the SUPER COOL HIPSTER ARTSY INTERESTING PEOPLE! They are just everywhere. It is so cheesy and kind of embarrassing to say but I keep feeling extremely inspired by everyone around me whether it's because of their hair, their conversation, or the way they dress, all of the people here are so different and they all have something really special and captivating about them. So I've put together my back to school necessities because everyday when I wake up I feel challenged to wear something uniquely me that is different from everyone else:
All of my classes seem very interesting which is great, but the best part is not how interested I am in them but how interested my peers and professors seem to be about them. I have always believed that the most effective teachers are ones that are teaching because the subject actually excites and intrigues them, not because it is solely their job. My first class at Iowa was a Human Origins lecture and the professor announced that he is only a sub for the week because our real professor is uncovering fossils in Southeast Asia...what?! I thought that was only what professors in movies did!
I'm taking a modern dance class and it is amazing because I like to pretend I go to a fine arts school where an actual graded class involves stretching, across the floor, and short combos. Is a dance minor ahead in my future? Possibly because the dance school here is just lovely and the girls are wonderful and we have an actual musician. That's right, everyone! Instead of the teacher hitting play on a stereo, an actual guy picks up on the desired rhythm and plays drums for us-it is impossibly cool.
My first day of my journalism class, we watched the Anaconda music video, first thing in the morning at 9:30 am. We're covering all types of media and how we as a public are consuming this media, which will be so interesting. Yesterday was my first discussing for that class and my TA put a photo on the board and asked us to guess where it was, seeing as it was her hometown. I threw my hand in the air like the snobby know-it-all kid and practically yelled "Columbia, Missouri!" She had gone to Mizzou and was from CoMO, had a nose ring, hair just like mine, and studied the PR side of journalism. I think her and I will get along just swimmingly.
My two other classes are Interpretation of Literature and Screening Latin America which I am already just eating up because film and books are two of my favorite things in the world, of course.
So I am loving my classes here clearly, but the thing I am really loving is all the SUPER COOL HIPSTER ARTSY INTERESTING PEOPLE! They are just everywhere. It is so cheesy and kind of embarrassing to say but I keep feeling extremely inspired by everyone around me whether it's because of their hair, their conversation, or the way they dress, all of the people here are so different and they all have something really special and captivating about them. So I've put together my back to school necessities because everyday when I wake up I feel challenged to wear something uniquely me that is different from everyone else:
Top right is a flannel which is not different from everyone else but gosh dang I just love flannels, I would wear one everyday. It's been a bit cold in the mornings so I will wear it with a tank or t-shirt under and then when it warms up in the afternoon, I'll wrap it around my waist. Nothing beats a nice flannel from Goodwill.
Bottom left is a lace bralette. I honestly think I have worn my grey bralette from Urban Outfitters every single day this week. I'm wearing it right now as well. It goes with everything, is crazy comfortable, and all the duties of wearing a bra are covered except if this one shows, it's not a big deal. In fact, I think it's cuter if it does show just a bit. These are a staple and I really need to invest in maybe a few more...don't tell my dad.
Bottom right is a buddha candle. Now my buddha candle is turquoise but this white one will have to do for the sake of display. I cannot seem to ever have enough candles. Let me take a quick second to count all the flames currently lit in my room as I lay on my bed typing...13, people. They make my room smell amazing and there is something so calming about candlelight.
I don't have any food pictures from this week because it's been a bit crazy around here. And of course by crazy, I mean that Clancy, Mary, and I sat on the couch and cuddled all of yesterday. Nothing is more fun than all three of us piled in my bed making fun of each other. I feel like Annie in the sense that I can't help singing in my head, "I think I'm gonna like it here!"
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